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smsgtdaves New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 04/02/2022 06:17 am Does anybody know if there is a post or web site that has pictures of different contaminations on coins? I'm sort of new to collecting and am not very familiar with the terms or what all the contaminants look like. Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19114 Posts	Posted 04/02/2022 07:03 am Interesting question. One early step would be to do a google image search on the term 'damaged coin'. Lots of images. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6506 Posts	Posted 04/02/2022 07:06 am Calling Dr.Coop Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/02/2022 07:47 am . https://www.coincommunity.com/numis...n&gsc.page=1 John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 04/02/2022 6:30 pm I'm not aware of a single source for this information—typically any contaminant would constitute damage as others have mentioned and so why bother figuring out exactly what it is. With that said, here are a few things that I recall seeing on coins posted here at CCF: tape residue, dried glue/adhesive, ink, paint, fingernail polish, plating, solder, braze, PVC residue, varnish, tarnish, rust stains, and enamel. I'm sure my list is woefully small, but hopefully you get the idea. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Chute72 Pillar of the Community United States 1314 Posts	Posted 04/06/2022 06:52 am A good start might be to investigate coin cleaning/restoration. http://goccf.com/t/415360 Report this Post to the Staff
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